Effects of chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-methyl on the outgrowth of axon-like processes, tubulin, and GAP-43 in N2a cells

Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 405-410

  Sachana, Magdalini ^a   Flaskos, John ^b   Hargreaves, Alan J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Tubulin; Chlorpyrifos; Chlorpyrifos methyl; GAP 43; Neuroblastoma N2a Cells; Neurotoxicity; Organophosphates

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TUBULIN; CHLORPYRIFOS; CHLORPYRIFOS METHYL; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; NEUROMODULIN; TUBULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DELAYED NEUROTOXICITY; DENSITOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL GROWTH; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 30744446721     PISSN: 15376516     EISSN: 15376524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15376520500194767     Document Type: Article

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